TBILISI, DFWatch–Agreement was reached by Muslim and Christian leaders in Georgia on Thursday about what to do with a minaret which was removed from a mosque earlier in the week.
The Georgian Orthodox Church — the Patriarchate — and the organizations Muslims of
TBILISI, DFWatch–Three Georgians were released on Wednesday by Russian soldiers in South Ossetia, a Georgian breakaway region.
Irakli Merebashvili, and the couple Nana Vanishvili, Alexandre Tsertsvadze and their teenage child were detained on August 22 in the village
TBILISI, DFWatch–429 prisoners were released on Wednesday in connection with the Georgian religious holiday Mariamoba.
August 28, Georgia celebrates the assumption of Mary, known as Mariamoba. In connection with the holiday, the president customarily pardons
TBILISI, DFWatch–The European Union Delegation to Georgia expresses concern about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent visit to Abkhazia, a breakaway region of Georgia.
The EU delegation on Tuesday issued a statement saying that it recalls that the EU doesn’t
TBILISI, DFWatch–The former head of Georgia’s National Olympic Committee and the founder of Artesi Ltd were released on 200 000 lari (USD 120 000) bail each and will have 30 days to pay the bail.
The Prosecutor’s Office asked for 300 000 bail for each of them. 16
TBILISI, DFWatch–The pardon commission on Friday reviewed the cases of 500 prisoners. 217 were given a positive recommendation.
The commission received recommendations from the president, who has the right to pardon prisoners independently or based on the
TBILISI, DFWatch–A mosque is going to be built in a village in Georgia’s eastern Kakheti region.
Badrudin Ibragimov, Chairman of National-Cultural Autonomy of Avar in South Caucasus, told Intepressnews that at the moment, the project is acquiring all the necessary
TBILISI, DFWatch–A recruit has died at a Georgian military air base near the capital Tbilisi.
According to the ministry, the incident happened on Wednesday at a checkpoint while he was on duty.
The body of the deceased, Giorgi Mebonia, has been taken to the National
TBILISI, DFWatch–Bank of Georgia was subject to an armed robbery in downtown Tbilisi late on Wednesday.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs was tight-lipped about the details, beyond noting that an investigation has been launched and criminal experts are studying the
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia is in 55th place of 178 countries on the Failed States Index for 2013. This is a slight improvement position compared to previous years.
On top of the list are Somalia, Congo, Sudan and South Sudan. The least failed countries are Finland,